GRE Word List
PANACEA
a remedy for all ills or difficulties : cure-all
The meaning of the word panacea is a remedy for all ills or difficulties : cure-all.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| acquiesce | to accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively |
| dismember | to cut off or disjoin the limbs, members, or parts of |
| animadversion | a critical and usually censorious remark |
| alienate | to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| anomaly | something different, abnormal, peculiar, or not easily classified : something anomalous |
| resentment | a feeling of indignant displeasure or persistent ill will at something regarded as a wrong, insult, or injury |
| egregious | conspicuous |
| dross | the scum or unwanted material that forms on the surface of molten metal |
| quip | a clever usually taunting remark : gibe |